Richard Matthew Pesta, OD
Optometrist · Lavale, MD
Richard Matthew Pesta, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lavale, Maryland, and NPI 1457492704, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Maryland TA1712, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Matthew Pesta
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1712 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221B National Hwy, Lavale, MD 21502
- Phone
- (301) 729-4240
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 729-8636
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Matthew Pesta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost18 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $59.39
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard Matthew Pesta among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Richard Matthew Pesta, OD is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Lavale
They are 3 of the 121 NPPES records with a practice address in Lavale, and 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katelynn Bauer, ODCumberland, MD 215021417686627
- Linda Haidar, O.D.Cumberland, MD 215021194957340
- Brian Manspeaker, ODCumberland, MD 215021811952088
- Robert Mitter, ODCumberland, MD 215021841282910
- Jeffrey Poland, ODCumberland, MD 215021518969302
- Martin Reichenbecher, O.D.Lavale, MD 215021629282637
- Shawn Ricker, O.D.Cumberland, MD 215021992758262
- Thomas Ruppert, O.D.Lavale, MD 215021609988765
Common questions
What is Richard Matthew Pesta, OD's NPI number?
Richard Matthew Pesta, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457492704, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Matthew Pesta, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221B National Hwy, Lavale, MD, 21502. Phone: (301) 729-4240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Matthew Pesta, OD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1712, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Matthew Pesta, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Matthew Pesta, OD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.